A MAN and a teenager will stand trial later this year, accused of murdering a man in Dudley.

Jaskaran Kang, aged 24, was fatally stabbed in a flat above a shop in Stourbridge Road on January 6.

Reggie Salmon, aged 20, of Stourbridge Road, Dudley and a 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have appeared before Wolverhampton Crown Court charged with the murder.

They were both remanded in custody by Judge James Burbidge QC to await the next hearing in the case.

The pair are expected to be back before the court on March 16 for a plea and directions hearing.

Mark Heywood, for the prosecution, said their trial was then scheduled to begin on July 16 would last for up to three weeks.